Asuncion vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1118
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1805
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$2221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	462K	1.66M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 65% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 7159th and 2198th ($666 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Paraguay and Spain, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6136th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Barcelona

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	Asuncion	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$11932

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581